A new zine series for Calgary’s 2025 election

One for each of the city’s 14 wards.

Print The Sprawl’s Calgary election zines at home!

And share them with your neighbours.

A last-ditch effort for local democracy in Calgary

Help us do 4 more debates where they’re needed!

A big win for local democracy in Calgary

All 14 wards have now had election debates.

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Candidate debates for Calgary’s 2025 municipal election

Watch video of debates in all 14 wards — plus mayor!

FULL VIDEO: Calgary mayoral debate at Central Library

A packed house to hear eight candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 1 candidate debate in Varsity

With all six candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 2 debate ‘a disservice,’ says absent Wyness

Four of five candidates participated.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 3 last-ditch candidate debate

With six of eight candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 4 candidate debate at Thorncliffe-Greenview

Featuring all three candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 5 candidate debate at the Genesis Centre

With all seven candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 6 candidate debate in Strathcona Park

With all four candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 7 candidate debate in Montgomery

With five of six candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 8 candidate debate at Cliff Bungalow-Mission

With five of six candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 9 candidate debate at Cold Garden

With all seven candidates.

FORUM VIDEO: Calgary Ward 10 candidate debate in Marlborough

With three of four candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 11 candidate debate in Acadia

With council and CBE trustee candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 12 last-ditch candidate debate

With all five candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 13 last-ditch candidate debate

With one of two candidates.

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 14 candidate debate in Midnapore

With four of seven candidates.

What we learned covering Calgary’s 2025 election

Can local journalism be joyful?

The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal

Campaign accusations abound. Here are the facts.

The push to ‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board

Not a slate, candidates say.

Calgary’s bizarre low-turnout, high-turnover election

Relatively few Calgarians made big changes.

Why Calgary is reverting to a hand-count election

Expect a long wait for results.

Blanket rezoning under fire as Calgary election season kicks off

The eternal question: Where should growth go?

Calgary’s 2025 election: Change is in the air

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